On Christmas Eve, a cyber attack on the Ohio Lottery compromised the personal data of over 538,000 individuals.

The breach involved exposure of sensitive information including names and Social Security Numbers.

DragonForce, a cybercriminal group, has claimed responsibility for the attack and stolen 94GB of data.

As a remedy, the Ohio Lottery is offering 12 months of credit monitoring and ID theft protection to the affected parties.

No evidence of the stolen data being misused has been reported, but there are warnings of potential risks if it is not addressed.

Ohio Lottery is proactively working to strengthen its security and privacy safeguards following the incident.